Posted on 5/16/126 by Colin Vassallo
Former WWE Superstar and one half of The Rockers, Marty
Jannetty, had one of his legs amputated. The news was
revealed by his friend and fellow former wrestler Eddy
Mansfield during an appearance on the Monte and The Pharaoh
YouTube channel.
“One of my dearest friends ever on the face of this earth,
and was a great wrestler, had his foot amputated, and his
name is the ‘Rocker’ Marty Jannetty,” Mansfield said.
Mansfield blame WWE for letting Jannetty’s physical
condition deteriorate even though Jannetty has not been
associated with the company for decades. He said that his
injuries all occurred in a WWE ring and he, along with Shawn
Michaels, made WWE “a ton of money” during their Rockers
days.
“Where in the hell was WWE to help Marty Jannetty? Hell, he
made them millions of dollars, and you can’t help him when
he is in the biggest need of his life, fighting for his
life?” he continued. “These guys at WWE can get all these
pay raises, but you can’t take care of the guys who make you
the money.”
Apart from blaming WWE, Mansfield also blamed Shawn Michaels
for not doing more to help Jannetty throughout the years
when Michaels’ career took off and Jannetty was left behind.
“If you made it together and you go separate ways, don’t
hurt your partner, help your partner. Make sure he eats
well,” he added.